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Spring Course Registration – Communication Studies

Event Date: May 4 2018

It’s that time of year again! Time to register for spring courses at Huntington University. Below is a list of upcoming course offerings for students in the Communication Studies program. Spring courses registration is now open on WebAdvisor through until May 4, 2018.

This course considers the nature and meaning of interpersonal communication as dialogue. An examination is made of communication skills such as self-awareness, self-disclosure, listening and responding. Students will explore the meaning of four levels of communication: exchange, interchange, intimacy, and communion. The virtue of civility seen as an ethical organizational tool will be explored as the basis for enhancing all forms of interpersonal communication. (lec 3) cr 3.

Cross-listed as RLST 2446. Students may not retain credit for COST 2446 and either COST 2445, RLST 2445 or RLST 2446. Lecture (3.00).

This course examines those communication skills and theories that help improve interpersonal relationships such as friendship, marriage, family life, and in the workplace. The course also examines current issues such as communicating in a multi-cultural society, communicating in cyberspace, resolving conflict, and dealing with loss. The course focuses on the meaning and reality “of conversation” as the basis for all human relationships.

This course offers an introduction to topics in contemporary journalism studies, including a critical exploration of the history, structure and operation of the news media in Canada. Emphasis will be on the social, political and technological developments in print, broadcast and electronic news. (lec 3) cr 3.